Walt Lyons
VMBA Executive Director
Manager, Education & Training
Walt Lyons
ABA Operations & Technology Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers a variety of certificates for ERM professionals.
ABA Trust & Wealth Management Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers certificates for trust and wealth management professionals.
ABA Security Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers a certificate for security professionals.
ABA Lending Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers certificates for lending professionals.
ABA ERM Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers a variety of certificates for ERM professionals.
VBAProtect
A conference for security, enterprise risk management, operations and technology professionals.
The VBAProtect Conference brings together bankers from security, enterprise risk management, operations and technology. Through a combination of general sessions, concurrent breakout sessions for each functional area and numerous opportunities to network with other bankers from around the state, this two-day conference will keep you abreast of the latest developments and trends within your functional area to help you make a meaningful impact on the organization you serve.
ABA Compliance Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers a variety of certificates for compliance professionals.
ABA Accounting Certificates
The ABA offers a certificate for accounting professionals.
ABA Retail Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers a variety of certificates for retail professionals.
ABA Marketing Certificates
The American Bankers Association offers a variety of certificates for marketing professionals.
Compliance Webinars
Keeping up with changes and deadlines in the compliance area gets more complex every year. Now, we can assist you with that task. Carl Pry, a well known and highly respected compliance expert, presents a monthly one-hour compliance update that will address new items to be aware of, deadlines and what’s on the horizon. In a simple language webinar format that you can view from your office, Carl will make sure you have the information you need to keep your financial institution in compliance.
Directors Webinars
The responsibility and liability of the Bank Director is ever increasing. Providing your Directors with training to help them through the complexities of today’s banking environment is critical. The Virginia Bankers Association is offering a series of monthly, 30–minute training modules geared to your directors. These programs have been developed in consultation with a highly respected group of banking industry experts. Your subscription to this series will assist you with the responsibility to educate those who serve on your Board.
ABA Training
ABA Training offers you high quality education in a convenient online format to suit your schedule and career goals.
Certified Regulatory Vendor Manager Program
The VBA has partnered with RISC Associates to provide a Certified Regulatory Vendor Program Manager (CRVPM) training program to our member banks. The (CRVPM) course provides bankers with the regulatory knowledge, methodology and best practices to build and manage a compliant third-party oversight program that meets FFIEC Guidance and GLBA 501(b) requirements.